Maybe Anchorhead is in the majority of people, but I doubt he's in the majority in terms of "the fandom." Not that I care. I like Anchorhead just the way he is. His view is always refreshing, and he's certainly the last one to ever get roped into believing anything that Lucas makes up.

But to the topic, after having read most of zombie's book, I actually sympathize with Lucas a bit for this weak bit of storytelling. He was tired of making these movies, ESB had been a real pain in the ass, his marriage was crumbling, and he had to resolve that dangling plot thread somehow. It was his own fault for throwing in a line like, "No, there is another," when he had no idea where it was going to go, but I can understand him wanting to have a life that wasn't Star Wars.